NALA Certified Paralegal Practice Exam

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A court's written or oral statement setting forth the applicable law and the reasons for its decision in a case is called what?

A case title

A case citation

Case law

An opinion

A court's written or oral statement, known as an opinion, is the court's official reasoning and explanation for its decision in a case. A case title, on the other hand, is simply the name of the case and is not an explanation of the court's decision. A case citation is a reference for locating the court's written opinion and is not the opinion itself. While case law refers to the collection of legal decisions from past cases, it does not specifically pertain to the written or oral statement of the court in a specific case. Therefore, none of the other options are correct in describing a court's written or oral statement of applicable law and reasoning, which is known as an opinion.

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